Market Basket: Cranberries taste as good as they look

10:47 PM,
Dec. 11, 2012

Locally grown cranberries

Written by

Tammy Algood

It seems that even the produce department is decorated for the holidays. Crisp red apples and bell peppers dot the landscape, as well as green celery, onions, and fresh herbs. It's a treat for the senses to walk through my favorite area of the supermarket.

And while you are there, grab some fresh cranberries. I use them in all sorts of homemade goodies this time of year. They are in terrific abundance, which makes the effort sweeter, but I'm also stockpiling bags in my freezer for later use.

Cranberries are botanical relatives of blueberries and huckleberries and are North American natives. The ...